Coastal Patrol motor boats, 3/[22] – Antique Photo Print
![Coastal Patrol motor boats, 3/[22], [1922] March. — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/bc/bc6a1c43bb18-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of Coastal Patrol motor boats, 3/[22]. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Coastal Patrol motor boats, 3/[22]
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Taken in March 1922, this glass negative shows motor boats of a coastal patrol, a kind of small, fast craft that was becoming more common as the Coast Guard expanded its work along American shores. The year fell early in Prohibition, when federal patrols tried to intercept liquor smuggling by sea, so the boats reflect a period of new enforcement demands. The National Photo Company, a Washington, D.C., commercial studio, made the image, and its title comes from data written on the negative sleeve, since the caption was scratched off the glass. Faint streaks and blemishes from the aging of the original coating are visible.
| Created / published | [1922] March. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller |
| Genre | Glass negatives. |
| Notes | Title from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negative or negative sleeve. Caption scratched off negative. Gift; Herbert A. French; 1947. This glass negative might show streaks and other blemishes resulting from a natural deterioration in the original coatings. Temp. note: Batch five. |
| Source | Library of Congress, National Photo Company Collection |
| Original scan | 5,959 × 4,345 px · prints to 20 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-252158 |
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